Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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